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Ei?^efieM Advertiser
. -J. L. MIMS; - - - EDITOR
TERMS:
ONE YEAR ? 50
SIX MONTHS 75
WEDNESDAY. SEP. 26. 1906.
The question that is uppermost
?:r?> in'the miudB of the Edgefield
peopl? at this juncture is, who wilJ
i..:. . . be the successor of the lamontod
_ . Sheriff Ouzts?
? - , -
HOD. G. L. Toole has aunounced
himself a candidate for the state I
senate from Aiken county to uuc
ceed the late Senator Johnson.
- His electiob, which, owing to his
popularity . in Aiken county, ?B
highly probable, would be another
blow to the state dispensary, for
he oppose? thal institution very
strenuously. Seoator Johnson was
- _ an able champion of the dispeusa
ryjn the senate. x
The newspapers are haviog
quite a bit of fuu over cer ain lit
tle insects that have been found to
exist in large numbers in the
sleeping^apartments of Clemson
College.. If'these little pesks
whoso na me it is not proper to j
call iu polite society-have been j
brought into the limelight without
au investigation, ?hat might a]
real, live investigation along all
lines reveal?
I?
Edgefield aod Greenville spem
ta have exchanged places. The for
mer has had ber day in the matter I
of appropriatiDg the lion's 6hare [
of-the best things ou the political
pie couuter, and now the latter's
turn haB^como. Gieenville has four |
state officers: Goveroor, State
Superintendent of Education, Ad
jutant General, and a Railroad
Commissioner.
?Sss
Xue crop in the region from
.which cottOD is brought to the
Edgefield. market is either very
much later than last year or the j
yield is much les3. Probably both, j
but more probable the latter is j
.the cause for the very light re
; ceipte up to this date, ?as compared
with the same period last year. Up j
to the night of September the 23rd
of last year the public cotton
weigher at Edgefield had weighed
1915 bales, for a like period this j
year only 803' bales have been
weighed. These figures speak for
themselves.
A member of the Executive
Committee remarked to the Ad
vertiser's representative on Satur
ai day that there are two thiogs that j
the people of Edgefield county are
; especially noted for or delight in
doing-fightiug and votiDg. Woll^
i v if that be true, thoy will not lack
for opportunity this year to gratify
their votiiig proclivities; Two elec
tions have already been held with
in the last thirty days, another
has been ordered, and still one or
- two more may become necessary
all within sixty days.
. The marvels of wireless telegra
. phy become greater aod greater as
its application and use become
more general. Vesstls in distress
many miles at sea have by this
means summoned relief from tbef
shore or from other vessels in the
same waters. By the .wirele?s sys
tem the Navy Department can
keep in constant touch with many
of the war vessels. Only recently
\ *wo battleships that were craisiog
' in different waters received orders
to proceed in haste to Havana.
While en route to Cuban waters
'these vessels were in constant
communication with each other as
' well as with the goverDment sta
tion.
. The Greenville News has satis
factorily explained why certaio
"ladies" were arrested io that
fair city for riding "man fashion."
I Oar contemporary says : "The two
females who were arrested in
Greenville were not ladies. They
were anything else. They were ar
arrested not solely for the reason
that they were violatiDg any un
written provincial law regulating
the style of riding^ ou horseback,
but oh account of the disorderly
manner in which they conducted
themselves in the gaze of the pub
lic". Let lurther" criticism of
Greenvillelae withheld. Tfie proper
place for women who are "aoy
tbing else" but ladies is behind
the bars, and the city authorities
should be commended: for having
the courage to put ?them there.
The writer .asked a prominent
business maa in Augusta a few
days ago how the people of that
city looked upon the recently eu-j
acted anti-bucket shop law. He J
. replied that a great majority |
heartily approved of the law, but,
said he, wbeu the law goes into j
effect some of the shops will Open
for business across the river ou tb*
Carolina side. Can we afford foi
South Carolina to thus become a j
party to the ?vasion of a Georgia
law? If it is good for Georgia to
baye bucket-shops driven out,
would it not also be good for South
Carolina? When our next legisla
ture convenes, ca? it afford todo
less iu this matter than the Geoi
gia legislature did? It was Hou.
James ?. Boykin, a worthy son of
Edgefield, who introduced and se
cured the passage of this law in
Georgia, now will not 6ome mem
ber of the Edgefield delegation to
the general assembly introduce
and secure the passage of a similar
law for South Caroliua?
Closing: Session of The Woman's
' Christian Temperance Union.
. "We have learned that if pro
hibition does not always prohibit,
neither does civilization always
civiliz*, nor education educate,
nor christianity christianize.''
Frances E. Willard.
Only a partial report of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was given in last; woek's
issue. There were so many good
things said and done, that euthu
siam become epidemic, and the
cause of prohibition has never
been more stimulated than by t ht
exercises ot last week in the Metho
dist church. ?
One good Methodist brother, au
honored member of the local Wo
man's Christian Temperance Un
ion said, "I thought wo would
have a good time but bad no idea
of such a time as this."
A very intelligent young
brother" said of Mrs. Burger,
"Sbe did me more good in the ad
dress of Monday evening than all
the sermons I have listened to in
a year." One of the ministers
said, I felt as if all the men ought
to slip off and cot talk or preach
any until people had somewhat
forgotten the eloquence of Mrs
Burger, and had dropped back to
the ordinary. It was to this degree
that Mrs. Burger's ch?rms. capti
vated the people of Edgefield.
The ministers of our town are
great and good, and equal to all
occasions. The local Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
never be able to express all they
feel in reference to the kinduess
and sympathy and good fellow
ship which tbey manifested to
their distinguished guest.
Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 to
to 4 o'clock, the business of the
convention was resumed. The
time and place of the next meet
ing was left to the decision of the
executive board, with invitations
from Manning, Newberry, Chapin,
St. Georges, Edg? field and John
ston.
Mrs. Harris of Crawfordsville,
Ga.,, made a pertinent and sug
gestive talk on Sabbath obser
! vance, as the superintendent of |
'that department of the Georgia
Woman's Christian Temperance i
Uuioo.
Mrs. Burger at 4 o'clock began j
her address ou "Excuses". "And
they all straightway began to make
excuse*" This address was for the'
most part a convincing argument
for'prohibition, not founded upon
sentiment, or personal opinion,
but upon facts. It is said that
knowledge of one's subject is the
secret of eloquence. While this is
true of Mrs. Burger, it is not all
the secret. Her gifts are legion, j
She admonished the church of
Christ to banish the liquor traffic, !
the great obstacle in the pathway
to progress in spiritual things.
She gave some striking facts in
regard to the staie of Maiue. In
South Carolina a large majority of
the newspapers invite the public
to partake of intoxicants in their
advertising columns. In the pro
hibition state of Maine there are
only seven newspapers which will
advertise whiskey. It looks as if
sentiment against the sale of
liquors, 'is become more crystal
ized in Maine than in South Caro
lina. There are numbers of men
and women in the United States
who refuse to 6Ubscribo for mag
azines or newspapers which carry
whiskey advertisements. All borior
to them. Our instruction SB white
ribboners is^to repudiate all ad
vertisers of spirituous liquors.
Mrs. Burger stated that sbe had
recently visited the state prison of
Maiue, and there found in this
much berated prohibition state
only 192 prisoners. How does that
compare with the dispensary state
of South Carolina? Mrs. Burger
confessed her lack of knowledge
of the dispensary but avowed that
while prohibition does not always
prohibit, neither does high*license
or the dispensary prohibit. The
state of Maine, she said, had more
comfortable homes and more com
forts in the homes, than those
found in any state of the union,
although fifty years ago the poor
est state and with the least natu
ral advantages.
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
the largest audience cf the con
vention gathered to hear the gold
medal contest. In this seven young
ladies participated, as follows:
Class Motto: "We Contest for
Truth." Miss Bessie Corbett, Pax
ville, "The Kum Maniac;" Miss
Jenet Etheredge, Leesville, ''The
Stray Sunbeam ;" Miss Allie Mc
Cullough, Scranton, "Tom ;" Miss
Ruth Tompkins, ?Edgefield, "The
Father's Prayer ;" Miss Ansio L<=e
Williamson, Leesville, "Tbe Re
submissiooist ;" Miss Cora Whit
tle, Edgefield, 'The College Oi>
Cans;" Miss Deborah Z?igler,
Bamberg, "Old Soapy."
The judgps on this interesting
occasion were Dr. C. E. Burtp,
12. H. Folk and B E. Nicholson,
E?qs. The medal a very handsome
>ue with "Oratorical Prize W. C
T. U." inscribed thereon was de
livered by Dr. Burts to Miss Allie
McCullough of Scranton, S. C.
Durjug the interval in which
'he judges made their decision,
Hrs. Burger gave two humorous
readings which were heartily ap
jlauded. After the decision of the
judges was rendered, Mrs. Harris
)f Georgia moved that the conven
tion adjourn. ' "Blest be ?hetie
that binds" was sung with feeling
* ? j. ? -. ? . ? t
by the large congregation and
''God be with you ti J1 we meet
agai:j" was sung by the choir, as
the delegates and friends of Edge
Held bade each other a ead, sweet,
farewell.
A notice of the convention
would be incomplete without a
very complimentary mention of
the inspiring music given by the
largo, choir." Mrs. Burge? made
frequent mention.of the music and
said Bhe had never had better
music in a convention of this
kjud. v
A beautiful gold pin was pre
sented to Mrs. Burger by the local
Woman's Christian Temperance
?uion at the CIOB^ of the conven
tion. Thirty ?ve new names were
added to the ranks of-the local
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union during Mrs. Burger's stay
among us, twenty live active mem
bers and ten honorary.
F. A. M.
Teachers Examined. .
The County Board of Education
held tbe examination for teachers
in the court house on Friday last,
the 21st inst. It is a significant and
deplorable fact that there was not
a white male applicant. The Ad
vertiser does not discount or dis
parage the lady teachers. God for
bid! Tbey have a mission and are
filling it very satisfactorily, very
nobly.
But mon are needed for teachers
as well as women and.-uufortunate
ly, their number is rapidly di
miui8hiug. They are abandoning
the profession of teaching for other
lines of work, that are more remu
nerative. God bless the women !
But for their work and influence
in the horne, in the school, and in
the churches, what would become
of the couutry? It would go to the
bow-wows in a trice.
Besides the twelve colored
teachers-some males and some
t?males-who came before the
board for certificates, the follow
ing young ladies applied: Misses.
Ruby Watson, Rebecca Bell, Rosa
Lee Paige, Juliet Bell, Rebie Mor
gan, Minnie Ryan aud Mattie
Powell.
Pain From a Burn Promptly Re
lieved hy Chamberlain's Pain
Balm.
A li'tie child of M ich aal S i ra
il ss, of Vernon, Conn., was recent
ly in gr^at pain from a burn on
j ?he band, and as cold applications
uily increased the inflamation.
Mr. Strauss came to Mr. james
N\ Nichols, a local raercbaut for
i something to stop the paiu. Mr.
Nichols says : l'I advised him lo
use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and
.'.he first application drew out the
inflammation alid gave imraedia'o
relief. I hnvM used this liniment
myself and can r< commend it very
often for cute, burns, airains and
lame hack, and .have never known
t to disappoint." Fur sale by G.
fj. Penn &. Son
Graded School in Full Operation.
When the writer was .a bare
footed school-boy it seemed tha
DO rain o- sleet - or snow or wind
was ever severe enough to keep the
..eacher away from Behool. . And
d -ubtless the average urchin bf.
the present day is of the same
opinion.
Despite the lowering clouds and
the descending rains on Monday
morning, all of toe teachers were
in their respective places to re
ceive the pupils cf the Edgefield
Graded School. Col. Bailey was
greatly disappointed in :?iot being,
able to hold the opening exercises
as he had plauned. Th? rain kept
eo many of the parents from at
tending that be postponed the pub
lic exercises in the auditorium till
this morning at 10 o'clock.'
An exceedingly competent corps
of teachers is in charge of the
Graded School, Edgefield's teach
ers being peers of any in tbe 6tate.
Miss Elizabeth Nickles teacher of
the first 'grado; Mrs. Hallie N.
Greneker the 2ud atad 3rd grades ;
Miss Ola Burkhalter the 4th and
5th ; Miss Minnie Dicks tbe 6th
and 7tb, and Miss Hattie New
BOQ3 the higher grades.
If the parents of the children
will do their part as faithfully as
the teachers of the graded f-chool
will strive to do theirs, everything
I will move forward very satisfac
torily, and there will be no cause
j for complaint from any source..
WANTED : To buy your antique
mahogany, walnut, or cherry fur
niture, auch as old Oak chest,
High-boys, Low-boys, Tall clocks,
Sideboards, Bureajp, Mirrors, Ta
bles, Chairs, etc. In fact anything
iu the line of antiques. Address
Oliver C.Hill,
Bethlehem, Connecticut.
I Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy .
^Guaranteed pure.
If you suffer from Dyspepsia '.r In
digestion in any form, gas, belching,
bitter taste, offensive breath dizzy
spells, sour stomach, heart flutter, nau
sea, gastritis, loathing- of food, paim
or swelling in the stomach, back or
side, deep-seated kidney or liver
trouble, then they will disappear in a
short time after taking Tyner's Dys
pepsia Remedy, made especially to
cute Dyspepsia, Indigestion and all
stomach troubles, even of the worst
cases, y'ynors Dyspepsia Rempd>
expels the gasses Jarid sweetens the
breath. It cures #iok Headache, ^olic
and Constipation at ouc. Druggists
or by express 59c a bottle. Money re
funded il it rai's to cuie. Med ?'-al ad
vice and circular free hy writing to
l'y uer Remedy C'K, Augusta, Ga.
GO-FLY kfeps flips off horse?
ind cattle. Sold bv
. P. P. Blaiock, Jr.
HELP IS OFFERED
TO WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE
We earnestly rcquostall young persons, no wa'ter I
how limited their means or education, who wish to
obtain a thorough business training and good posi
tion, to write by first mail for our great half-rate
ofter. Success, independenccancl probable fortune
uro guaranteed. Don't delay. Write today.
The Ga.-Ala. Business College, Macon, Ga.
mm
WOFFOKD
?g \ COLLEGE
"HENRY N. SNIDER, L L D.|
President.
Two degrees. A. B. and A. M.
Four courses leading t > the A. B*
Degree. Niue Professors.
Library and Librarian. The.W.
E. Burnett gymuaeium under a
competent director. J. B. Cleve
land Science Hall. Athletic
grounds. Course of lectures by the
ablest men on the platform. Next
session begins September 19.
Board from $12 to $16 a month.
For Catalogue or other informa
tion, address -
J. A Gamewell,
Secretary. Spartanburg, S. C.
LL THE GOUGH
ANO CURE THE LUNGS
WITH
r. King's
w Discovery
_ .CONSUMPTION Prico
FDR I OUGHSand 60c & $1.00
1 ?OLDS Free Trial.
Surest and Quickest Cure for all
THROAT and LUNG TROUB
LES, or MONET BACK.
Wbffot*d College
pitting Seho?L
Throe new brick buildings
Steam boat and electric lights.
Head Master, three teachers aud
Matron live in the buildings.
Individual attention to each
student. Situated on the Wofford
Campus.
Students take a regular, course
in the College Gymnasium, and
have access to the College Libra
ry.
$125.00 pays for board, tuition,
and all fees. Next session begins
September 19th. For C?tale gue,
etc., address
A Mason DuPre, Head Master,
Spartanburg, S. C.
FirstnClass Teams
I am now well equipped in
the
LIVERY BUSINESS.
Good Horses and good
Vehicles always on hand,
ready to respond to all calls,
night or day. Can furnish
teams on short notice. I so
licit your patronage. Will al
ways endeavor to please you.
W. R FURSE,
Trenton, S. C.
CREAM of KENTUCKY
Horses
We wish to annouuc to the Edgefield public that we have
just received a car of tweuty-five thorough thoroughbred
young horses and mares that we bought on the farms arouud
Lexington, Ky.
'?Ve have good Saddlers, Family Horses, Roadsters, Combina
tion Horses, also several fije Mares that have been bred.
Wa can offer you the "Cretin of Kentucky" stock at prices
ranging $150. to $300.
j?V"Call and inspect them. ' *
WILSON & DAN TE LO il.
at Watson's Stables.
4250
Four Thousand Two Hundred and
Fifty Babcock Vehicles in
Use in Augusta
ai d sun ounding vicinity. The best vehicles on the market,
Thirty-one Carloads
of vehie'es in the past year, more than any otb <r dea'er in the Southern
Stati s has ever achieved and in fact more than double all other houses
in thc ciiy of Augusta for the pasr. year. S ubstantial gennineand bona
fide trades, no consignments .ir transfer agencies in connection with our
business For three generations Babcock has been making vehicles
known as Babcock, soldas Babcock and guaranteed as Babcock goods.
Tested, tried and true'No infringeuientsand no imitations made by Bab
cock. For seventeen years sold only by
PT. PI. COSKKRY,
749 and 7&1 Broad Street AUGUSTA, GA.
KILL TM COUCH
?o CURE tus LUNGS
""Dr. King's
New Discovery
HS
ONSUMPTION Priio
OUGHSta? 80c k $1.00
LD8 Fret Trial.
Bareet ?nd Quickest Our? for all
THROAT and LUNG TROUB
LES, or HONEY BACH.
WANTED-Buyers
for Gasoline En
gines, Steam En
gines, Saw Mills,
Cotton Gins, Presses etc.
E. J. NORRIS
TIM MO fis & CORLEY,
SURGEON -DENTISTS,
Appointments at Trenton
on Wednesdays.
Crown tod Bridge Work a Special
ty
A car load of
LIME
and
CEMENT
just received.
We caa supply] your- need? at j
the New Depot.
PrkeB reasonable.
Jackson & Johnson
BBB
As* as ewrf M tivi bott SO
cAkglim,
?. J. ISSCSH4B3
ctvriac.)
AUGUSTA.
GA*
Just .rfceived a large supply of]
Hardware and Carpenter.'* TuolsJ
of all kind. Call upon uu. when inf
ueed of these goods.
Ramsey & Jones.
THE FARMERS BANK ?
' OF EDGEFIELDJS, C.
STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY
TKE LARGEST ?ND STRONGEST BANK IN EDC E"IELD COUNTY
Paid up Capital. $08.000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits. v ^8 MOM
Liability of Stockholders-. ?&Q?QJX
Protection to Depositors. $144,000.00
Wa ?a vi:, attention of tho ie dc ?ir mg a safe de po? il o ry Tor their money 'o tue KOW??
factt. INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS BY SPECIAL CONTRACT.
Uad.r providion of'ltt cha rter th i ? bank ii authorized to act aa trait?e, guardian
dmiaiatrator aad executor, and to accept and e zecnte trniU generally.
A. E. PADGETT, Preaidoat i. H RAIN&FORD, Vice-Pres.
W. H. HARLI NC,-Cashier. W. A. BYRD, Ant. Cathi cr.
I?* KW GOODS
We are now showing some Beautiful Fall
Merchandise. Drop in and let us show you
some of the New Things in
Clothing, Shoes, Hats and ;
Men's Furnishings.
A portion of our new goods have already
arrived and we shall be pleased to show'you
through them.
Fresh arrivals almost daily.
DORINA imms
October Notice
Beautiful Nev/ FALL GOODS are now ready -
for inspection.
Complete line of Hamil
ton ?rown & Co's cele
brated Shoes.
Elk Brand Hat?. .
"BEST goods for the LEAST money.
J. M. Cobb
I ?iave just returned from
N?w York where I purchased
a large stock . of Fall Goods.
New goods are arriving daily
Watch this space for my an
nouncement next week.
JAS. E. HART
JUST RECEIVED
One Car
Bagging: and Ties,
~" * WE ALSO HAVE
COTTON SHEETS
COTTON BASKETS
SCALE BEAMS.
Jones & Soin
Always Remember the Fall ?am?
1 axative Rromo Quinine!
Cum t Cold in One Day, Gnp SaTwo